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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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